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Gardner Fox (1911–1986)

Author of Showcase Presents: Justice League of America, Vol. 1

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About the Author

Disambiguation Notice:

Gardner Fox also wrote under the pen names Jefferson Cooper, Bart Sommers, Paul Dean, Ray Gardner, and Lynna Cooper.

Image credit: Drawing by Gil Kane

Series

Works by Gardner Fox

Kothar Barbarian Swordsman (1969) 89 copies
Kothar of the magic sword! (1969) 85 copies
Escape Across the Cosmos (1964) 60 copies
Warrior of Llarn (1964) 60 copies
Thief of Llarn (1964) 60 copies
Kothar and the Demon Queen (1969) 55 copies
Beyond the Black Enigma (1965) 52 copies
JLA: Zatanna's Search (2004) 48 copies
Kyrik: Warlock Warrior (1975) 48 copies
The hunter out of time (1965) 45 copies
Kyrik and the Lost Queen (1976) 40 copies
The Atom Archives, Volume 1 (2001) 36 copies
Conehead (1973) 35 copies
Hawkman (1991) 30 copies
Abandon Galaxy! (1967) 30 copies
The Atom Archives, Volume 2 (2003) 27 copies
Batman Arkham: The Riddler (2015) 22 copies
Druid Stone (1967) 19 copies
Justice League of America: The Silver Age Vol. 2 (2016) — Author — 16 copies
Batman Arkham: Scarecrow (2016) 12 copies
Batman Arkham: Mister Freeze (2017) — Author — 12 copies
The Arsenal of Miracles (2018) 11 copies
Lay Me Odds (1967) 10 copies
Flash Comics #1 (1939) 10 copies
All Star Comics #3 (1975) 10 copies
Kiss My Assassin (1968) 8 copies
Moon Chapel (1973) 8 copies
All-Star Comics #8 — Author — 8 copies
South of the Bordello (1969) 8 copies
Woman of Kali (1954) 7 copies
Captain Seadog (1959) 6 copies
Go for Broke (1975) 6 copies
To Russia With L.U.S.T. (1968) 6 copies
Queen of Sheba (1956) 6 copies
5 Beds to Mecca (1968) 6 copies
Laid in the Future (1969) 5 copies
The 69 Pleasures (1967) 5 copies
Easy Ride (1970) 5 copies
Iron Lover (1959) 5 copies
The Big Snatch (1969) 5 copies
Her Heart's Desire (1976) 5 copies
The Borgia Blade (1953) 5 copies
The Poisoned Pussy (1969) 5 copies
The Lady Takes it All Off (1974) 5 copies
Blow My Mind (1970) 5 copies
The Substitute Bride (1977) 4 copies
The Bastard of Orleans (1960) 4 copies
The Brittany Stones (1974) 4 copies
Have a Snort! (1975) 4 copies
Turned on to L.U.S.T. (1971) 4 copies
The Stonehedge Slaves (1969) 4 copies
One Sword for Love (1953) 4 copies
Detective Comics # 359 (1967) — Author — 4 copies
Ivan the Terrible (1961) 4 copies
Tom Blood highwayman (1962) 4 copies
The Lady Killer (1975) 4 copies
The Stars Cry Love (1982) 4 copies
The Gentleman Rogue (1954) 3 copies
Forgotten Love [novel] (1979) 3 copies
One Wife's Ways (1962) 3 copies
The Hour of the Harp (1975) 3 copies
My Treasure My Love (1978) 3 copies
Madame Buccaneer (2017) 3 copies
Lion of Lucca (1966) 3 copies
Jezebel (1963) 3 copies
Sports Cars Annual (1957) 3 copies
Tomb of Dracula [1972] #06 (1972) — Author — 3 copies
Voodoo Kill (1975) 3 copies
Skin Game Dame (1972) 3 copies
Flash Anthologie (2016) 3 copies
Copulation Explosion (2021) 3 copies
Weird Secret Origins (2004) 3 copies
Kill Her with Love (1975) 3 copies
Detective Comics #32 (1939) 2 copies
THE BOLD ONES (1976) 2 copies
Creole Woman 2 copies
The Unconquered (1977) 2 copies
Marvel Premiere #7 (Dr. Strange) (1973) — Author — 2 copies
Hawkman #12 2 copies
The conquering prince (1957) 2 copies
Blood Trail (1979) 2 copies
Terror Over London (1957) 2 copies
Carty (1977) 2 copies
Witness this Woman (1959) 2 copies
The Pagan Empress (1964) 2 copies
Justice League of America [1960] #38 (1965) — Author — 2 copies
Sappho of Lesbos (2018) 2 copies
The Flash [1959] #123 (1961) 2 copies
Justice League of America [1960] #34 (1965) — Author — 2 copies
Adventures in Love 29 (1982) 2 copies
Marvel Premiere #6 (Dr. Strange) (2016) — Author — 2 copies
Batman Vol. 1 #184 — Author — 2 copies
Batman Vol. 1 #195 (1967) 2 copies
Detective Comics # 366 (1967) 1 copy
Coxeman up and Coming (2019) 1 copy
Stark Island 1 copy
Stark Island 1 copy
Batman Vol. 1 #194 — Author — 1 copy
Veronica's Veil (1959) 1 copy
Inherit my Heart (1981) 1 copy
Batman Vol. 1 #190 — Author — 1 copy
Batman #175 — Author — 1 copy
Batman Vol. 1 #41 — Author — 1 copy
Detective Comics # 377 (1968) 1 copy
DC Super-Stars #4 (1976) 1 copy
Cleopatra (2017) 1 copy
Man nth 1 copy
Catherine the Great (1964) 1 copy
High Adventure #135 (2014) 1 copy
Detective Comics # 349 (1966) 1 copy
Kothar (1969) 1 copy
The Flash [1959] #150 (1965) 1 copy
The Flash [1959] #144 (1964) 1 copy
The Atom [1962] #5 (1963) 1 copy
Liberty Sword (2019) 1 copy
Helen of Troy (2019) 1 copy
The Atom-#22 "Bat-Knights of Darkness" (1966) — Author — 1 copy
Busted! (1974) 1 copy
The Courtesan (2019) 1 copy

Associated Works

Galactic Empires, Volume Two (1976) — Contributor — 391 copies
Essential Tomb of Dracula Volume 1 (2003) — Writer (5-6), some editions — 133 copies
Galactic Empires {complete} (1976) — Contributor — 124 copies
The Year's Best Fantasy Stories: 3 (1977) — Contributor — 100 copies
Showcase Presents: The Flash Vol. 1 (2007) — Contributor — 67 copies
Batman in the Sixties (1999) — Writer, some editions — 65 copies
The Black Canary Archives, Volume 1 (2001) — Author — 56 copies
The Greatest Golden Age Stories Ever Told (1990) — Contributor — 50 copies
Catwoman: Nine Lives of a Feline Fatale (2004) — Contributor — 48 copies
52: The Companion (2007) — Contributor — 43 copies
Batgirl: The Greatest Stories Ever Told (2010) — Author — 25 copies
Mysteries in Space: The Best of DC Science Fiction Comics (1980) — Contributor — 24 copies
Infinity Inc.: The Generations Saga, Volume 1 (2011) — Contributor — 21 copies
Justice Society of America: A Celebration of 75 Years (2015) — Contributor — 20 copies
Marvel Firsts: The 1970s Volume 1 (2012) — Author — 19 copies
Tomb of Dracula - Volume 1 (2010) — Author — 18 copies
The Flash: The Silver Age Omnibus Vol. 3 (2018) — Contributor — 16 copies
Titan 21 (1976) — Contributor, some editions — 8 copies
Rainbow Fantasia: 35 Spectrumatic Tales of Wonder (2001) — Contributor — 7 copies
Out of This World Adventures, July 1950 — Contributor — 7 copies
Even More Secret Origins: 80 Page Giant (2003) — Contributor — 6 copies
The Dragon Magazine, No. 5 (1977) — Contributor — 5 copies
More Fun Comics #73 (1971) — Contributor — 4 copies
The Dragon Magazine, No. 13 (1978) — Contributor — 4 copies
The Dragon Magazine, No. 23 (1979) — Contributor — 4 copies
The Dragon Magazine, No. 2 (1976) — Contributor — 4 copies
Justice League of America [1960] #95 (1971) — Author — 1 copy
Masters of Terror #1 — Contributor — 1 copy

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A sword and planet pulp piece, in the vein of Gor, Barsoom, Kaldar, etc. While I have a fondness for the genre as a whole, this was a pretty weak entry. Which is especially disappointing since the initial book in the Llarn series was pretty engaging. For all its brevity, there's a lot of subplot and story threads here that feel pretty extraneous.
 
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jdavidhacker | 1 other review | Aug 4, 2023 |
I first had skimmed this volume and its companion a while ago as research for an article. It seemed rather thin then and after sitting down and actually reading through it cover to cover, it still has some lack as compared to some other barbarian swordsmen stories. It's not as bad as [b:Brak the Barbarian|509045|Brak the Barbarian (Brak the Barbarian, #1)|John Jakes|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1175371607l/509045._SY75_.jpg|3058663] but it's not as good as [a:Karl Edward Wagner|88014|Karl Edward Wagner|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1444470571p2/88014.jpg]'s Kane books. It cannot touch [a:Robert E. Howard|66700|Robert E. Howard|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1210954603p2/66700.jpg]'s Conan but that is an impossibly high standard.
The first third of the book had two interesting scenes. Inside the tomb of Afgorkon when Kothar gets his cursed sword and the flayed sorcerer hovering above the land tortured by the whipping winds screaming. The second third was not very memorable and the last third did pick up the pace a little. The writing was slightly better here and a semblance of an atmosphere seemed to seep in. However, for the most part, this book completely lacks atmosphere. There is plenty of monsters and demons but most are kind of cliched at this point (lizard-beasts, tentacled horrors, a yeti). Although, the giant worm-god-thing was pretty cool.
This book is an okay diversion if you're starving for some sword & sorcery but its barbarian swordsman, the titular Kothar, seemed a bit too invincible for all of it. His strength was off the charts and in the last third he leaped from the top of a tower to the slanting stakes at the edge of the spiked moat below, sliding on the soles of his "war boots" down along them at landing. There is also the misogyny present in a few collar-tugging incidents and the sexual focus on the female form got to be a bit weird pretty quick, not in some places mind you, but in most.
I cannot really recommend this book to anyone new to the Sword & Sorcery genre but a clean slate and an immature mind might be required to really and thoroughly enjoy this. But I have to admit it scratched the sword & sorcery itch but didn't quite fully satisfy.
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Ranjr | Jul 13, 2023 |
Well, the plot trotted along at a consistent pace and the writing was generally better than the previous volume. However, the few points of strange-spectacle that were in the last collection were not here at all. The only thing that came close was a gaggle of assassin liches bearing rusted battle axes and swords that Kothar made quick work of. The two novels in this book are also, for lack of a better word, rapey. Kothar basically admits to being a habitual rapist when accused by the witch Red Lori. In addition, the threat of rape is levied quite often against any female companions, especially in the last novel. Frankly, if you needed more Kothar the Barbarian after the first collection this is what you're looking for. I would not really recommend this book otherwise. If for some reason you want to get into Kothar the barbarian, check out the first megapack.… (more)
 
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Rating
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Reviews
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ISBNs
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Languages
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